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Shockingly Bizarre Ways To Make Money

When it comes to earning a living, everything is fair. When the conventional ways to make money fail, people look at some bizarre options. However, sometimes you just need to be smart and look for the strangest ways to make money. If it clicks, you will be rich. But these bizarre means to earn a living can sometimes shock you out of your wits.

For example, you might have heard of people who sell their hair for making wigs. It is a very ancient business proposition that has been mentioned in several books and is still practiced. There are many other totally bizarre ways to make money that people opt for.

Here are some of the really shocking ways to make money that people try.

Ways To Make Money

Selling Hair

Most women spend hours trying to nourish their hair and make it look better. And imagine that there are people in this world who chop of their long locks for a some bucks! But when you are hard pressed, then you really do not have much of a choice.

Insuring Body Parts

Insuring body parts has become a very raging trend among celebrities these days. Heidi Klum has insured her legs and Bruce Springsteen has insured his vocal cords. Now this is a sure shot way to make money. After all, your voice will crack with age and legs will get wrinkled.

Renting Out Stuff

You will be amazed at what all things people rent out. You can rent out everything including your dog or your mobile phone. These days renting things online is just as easy as paying bills.

Sign Up For Medical Tests

If you are really hard pressed for cash, then you can be a human guinea pig. Trust me, it is not illegal to sign up for medical experiments. You can test a drug or a medical procedure if you give your consent. And you get paid handsomely for it of course. But if anything goes wrong, you cannot press charges.

Sell Domain Name

Some people have made a fortune out doing nothing but selling their online property. The case of 'whitehouse.com' is famous. The web domain 'www.whitehouse.com' belonged to a porn website. And the owners refused to give up this domain name for the official White House until they were paid a fortune. So select the best domain names and buy them when they are cheap. You will make millions later.

Be A Surrogate Mother

Surrogate motherhood is a booming industry these days. Busy working women who do not want to take a break from their career, or cannot conceive are paying surrogate mothers to bear their babies. Especially in Third World countries like India, this means big money.

Story first published: Thursday, September 19, 2013, 18:21 [IST]
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